is a passenger

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

located in the town of

Nagatoro, Saitama is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 6,838 in 2894 households and a population density of 220 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The Nagatoro River is well known for its rapids ...

, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Chichibu Railway The is a small-sector private railway company operating a railway line in northern Saitama Prefecture, Japan. In addition to its railway operations, the company deals in the real estate and tourism industries. It managed the Mitsumine Ropeway (� ...

Lines

Nagatoro Station is served by the

Chichibu Main Line The is a railway line in Japan, owned by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway, linking and , both in Saitama Prefecture. Stations * Rolling stock , the Chichibu Railway operates the following fleet of rolling stock on the line ...

from to , and is located 46.5 km from Hanyū.

Station layout

C58 locomotive at Nagatoro station in Japan

The station is staffed and consists of one

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and one

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serving three tracks in total. Track 3 is a bidirectional line used by the ''Paleo Express'', freight services, and through-running services to and from the

Seibu Chichibu Line The is a railway line in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by Seibu Railway. It is an extension of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, and connects Agano Station and Seibu-Chichibu Station. Stations Abbreviations here are for the table below and are ...

Platforms

History

The station opened on September 14, 1911 as . It was renamed Nagatoro from 7 July 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1320 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Mount Hodosan * Arakawa River and Nagatoro Gorge *

References

External links

Nagatoro Station information
(Saitama Prefectural Government)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagatoro Station Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1911 Stations of Chichibu Railway Nagatoro, Saitama